Improvement in beacelets



.bracelet for use, or for being worn as a linger-ring if so desired.

v,Lerma Param No. 76,470, ma Apre r, 186s.

IMPnov-EMENT 1N BnAonLnTs.'

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To A'LL WHOM lIr M AY o0NcERN=- i e e Be it known that I, CHARLES M. KINSEL, of Columbus, in the county ofiMuscogee, and State cf Georgia,

`ha've-in\ rented a new'and useful Improvement in'Bracelets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a I full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill 'enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had' to the-accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

' The present invention consists in so constructing'a bracelet, of such class worn as an ornament or jewel upon the wrists of ladies,vmisses, and other persons, that it can be folded up, or, in other words, brought to such a form as to be susceptible 0f being worn as a, finger-ring, if so desired, which form of bracelet I intend to denominate, for convenience 'in trade, a braceletqingf In the accompanying plate of drawings `my limproved bracelet is illust-ratedi Figure 1 being a View of the same in shape'for being worn as a bracelet.

Figure 2, an edge view of the sam'e when' folded up or adapted for being worn as a iingerfring.l

Figure 3, a. side-view of` thc bracelet when inthe form shown in iig. 2.l Y

A,- in the drawings, represents a braceletmade according to the present invention, and as follows: This bracelet A is made of a kseries of'rings, B, of a suitable size and shape, but it is best that they should be uniform, which series of rings are hingedtogether, so as to form one continuous string or band, as itwere, of suitable length to surround thewrist of the person by whom it is to be worn,with theend ones of such series provided with a snapclasp or fastening, D, of suitable construction to enable the two ends of the band to he fa or joined together.' This fastening D in its two parts maybe of any of the ordi bracelets, but in lieu of being rigidly fixed to the bracelet, are to be hinged thereto.

As the series of rings, B, is hinged together, they are susceptible of being folded the one upon the other, and thus into the compact shape shown in figgQ, and there fastened by the fastening employed, adapting'the s'teued nary forms now in use for In the manufacture of a bracelet according tol the present invention, it is plainly obvious that thc rings may be made of various designs, styles, Sto., set with precious stones, such ras diamonds, rubies, p'earls, and

otherjewclmandof many sizes, according as the trade may demand, as well asin many other respects modified from the particular form shown in the drawings, and herein described,and therefore I do -not intend to limit myself to any one peculiarity of design or finish to the rings, nor to any number, or size, or shape of the saine,

-a`sthey-all admit, as before stated,4 and as is manifest, of being almost if not indefinitely varied.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new', and desire to secure by Letters Patepnt- A bracelet, so constructed as to be adjusted for wear as a finger-riug, substantially as described.

CEAS. M. KIN SEL.

Witnesses:

P. I. PHILIPS, e B. E.' Gnawronn. 

